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As co-founder of The Producing Office, with Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum (b. 1962) has produced groundbreaking musicals appealing to a younger audience, such as Rent and Avenue Q, and made them affordable by introducing rush ticket lotteries. With experience leading regional arts organizations, McCollum also established The Booking Group, securing production rights to national tours and working with local promoters around the world.
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McCoy, C. (2017). Against All Odds: Kevin McCollum, Creating Communities Through Theatre. In: MacDonald, L., Everett, W. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Musical Theatre Producers. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-43308-4_43
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